Brazil stocks higher at close of trade; Bovespa up 0.61%

Investing.com – Brazil stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Consumption , Real Estate and Financials sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Sao Paulo, the Bovespa gained 0.61%.

The best performers of the session on the Bovespa were Lojas Renner SA (BVMF:LREN3 ), which rose 4.84% or 0.87 points to trade at 18.83 at the close. Meanwhile, Cvc Brasil ON (BVMF:CVCB3 ) added 4.76% or 0.09 points to end at 1.98 and Cogna Educacao SA (BVMF:COGN3 ) was up 4.23% or 0.06 points to 1.48 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IRB Brasil Resseguros SA (BVMF:IRBR3 ), which fell 7.32% or 3.49 points to trade at 44.22 at the close. Companhia Brasileira De Distribuica (BVMF:PCAR3 ) declined 2.71% or 0.09 points to end at 3.23 and Braskem SA (BVMF:BRKM5 ) was down 1.69% or 0.30 points to 17.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the B3 Stock Exchange by 492 to 469 and 40 ended unchanged.

The CBOE Brazil Etf Volatility , which measures the implied volatility of Bovespa options, was up 2.20% to 29.24.

Gold Futures for December delivery was up 0.71% or 19.30 to $2,748.70 a troy ounce. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Crude oil for delivery in December fell 0.38% or 0.27 to hit $70.50 a barrel, while the December US coffee C contract fell 3.05% or 7.70 to trade at $244.65 .

USD/BRL was down 0.41% to 5.67, while EUR/BRL fell 0.27% to 6.13.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 103.88.

Source: Investing.com